Helen and Dale Lippincott, residents of The Mayflower Community Health Center, can take some credit for quality wrestling in the Grinnell community. On Thursday and Friday, February 20th and 21st, their great grandson, Brock Beck, won his first two match rounds at the Iowa State Wrestling Meet in Des Moines.
He won 3-2 and 5-2. Brock lost 3-2 in the semi-finals and, at this writing, will be in a wrestle-back for third place, after winning his wrestle-back Saturday morning.
Brock’s father the Lippincott’s grandson, Chad Beck, is the Grinnell High School head wrestling coach. He was a Division III national wrestling champion at Central College, Pella. Brock’s brother, Brody Beck, is the GHS assistant wrestling coach and was a three-time state qualifier as a prep. In his senior season, he placed 4th in the State.
Brock, a senior at GHS, is the first four-time qualifier from Grinnell High School.
Of course, Brody’s and Brock’s mother, Gina Beck, gets some credit here.
The Lippincotts are pictured listening to Brock’s quarter-final match on KGRN Radio Friday. On Saturday, they got to watch Brock’s match live-streamed in the Mayflower Health Center.
According to Mayflower’s Associate Director/Administrator, Kellie McGriff, BSN, NHA, “The cool part is how we can bring the element of excitement and support for our residents and, in this case, Brock’s grandparents. Sunday is Dale’s 95th birthday. What a present this is!”
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